Bench By the Canal
18 March 2014 -- 77/365
Lincoln, Rhode Island
It was a long shot, but I decided to visit a section of the Blackstone River Bikeway in Lincoln to see if there was anything interesting going on. There was still snow and ice on the path, though, so there weren't any cyclists to be found. I did like this scene, though, of a park bench along the canal. The icy water in the background is the historic canal itself, and not the Blackstone River that people normally (incorrectly) identify as the canal. In this section, the bike path follows the old mule path that was used to pull barges from Providence to Worcester.
Post processing started with a low contrast filter in Topaz B&W FX. I adjusted color sensitivity sliders, adaptive exposure, regions, contrast, boost black, boost white, and protect highlights. A levels adjustment and a selective dodge were added in PSE.
But cool shot. I like the empty trees in the background especially :)